Slovakian pedophile jailed for 3 years in Vietnam

By Viet Dung &nbspSeptember 26, 2018 | 01:55 pm GMT+7 Roman Zmajkovie (R) stands in court next to an intepreter in Hanoi on Tuesday. Photo acquired by VnExpress A Hanoi court Tuesday sentenced a Slovakian man to three years in jail for having sex with a 13-year-old boy. Roman Zmajkovie, 33, was charged with “Having sexual intercourse with children,” a crime punishable by imprisonment of up to 15 years. He should be deported after serving his term, the court said. According to the indictment, Zmajkovie entered the country on a tourist visa late last year, but did not leave when it expired and continued to stay on. He took advantage of knowing a little Vietnamese and went to Thien Quang Lake in Hai Ba Trung District to make the acquaintance of the boy. He promised him money in exchange for a sexual relationship, and gave him VND300,000 ($12.8) after having sex for the first time early this year and VND500,000 the next time. The police caught him red-handed May 4 when he was having sex with the boy at a hotel in Hoan Kiem District. The boy refused to undergo a medical examination or treatment but asked Zmajkovie for VND105 million ($4,489) in compensation for his physical and mental damage. The United Nations had said last year that one in four children in Vietnam is a victim of abuse and at least 1,300 cases of sexual violence against children are reported each year. While official statistics are unavailable, the U.N…. [Read full story]